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Is Rigol DS1054Z still a good option in 2019?

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bitseeker:

--- Quote from: tv84 on August 01, 2019, 08:50:41 am ---If you have only 339€+VAT, go for the DS1054Z. If you have 429€+VAT, go for the SDS1104X-E.

It's that simple!

--- End quote ---

This ^^^ should be a sticky. :-+

But it probably wouldn't curb the recurrence of this topic every week (nor the battle that ensues shortly after each new thread is created). >:D

tautech:
Nope, the OP is already using a very capable Siglent at work and likely very familiar with it, it would be a mistake he would very likely regret selecting the lowest value 4ch DSO for his home use when the X-E that he has pondered about has a very very similar UI and even has some features its bigger brother has not.
In particular X-E's later and faster processor allows for snappy operation, a bigger feature set and far better FFT.

Without throwing more $ at the selection for home use, selection of an X-E is a total no-brainer, no contest choice for the OP.

bitseeker:
Not nope (unless I misunderstood to what your nope refers). The OP implied his budget was up to around $500. So, tv84's statement does not preclude getting an X-E (in fact, it's in support of it) unless the OP's budget is in reality too low to do so. ;)

Fungus:

--- Quote from: bdunham7 on August 01, 2019, 05:54:25 pm ---I'm not referring to the sampling/bandwidth issue directly, I'm referring to interpolation sometimes being implausible.  How do I know what is between the dots?  I don't--and this is my point.   I want to see the samples displayed directly with no interpolation or interpretation so that I understand what information the scope is working with.

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My points were:
a) Looking at the dots doesn't tell you anything. If you disagree then feel free to start a thread with screenshots and explanations. I'm sure a lot of signal theorists will be interested in techniques to reconstruct information above the sample rate.

And ... much more importantly:
b) The only correct thing to do is to turn off a channel or two to get a higher sample rate on the channel of interest.

nb. When you do this the Rigol DS1054Z will disable the option to turn off sin(x)/x, which indirectly proves the point being made.

Fungus:

--- Quote from: bitseeker on August 02, 2019, 05:30:53 am ---The OP implied his budget was up to around $500.

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So? Maybe the OP would like a nice multimeter with his oscilloscope, or a decent soldering iron.

(but only the OP knows that)

If the Rigol meets his current needs then it meets his current needs. Period. No point in crossing your fingers and hoping that you won't ever need more than something which is only a single step up the ladder (lets not lose sight of that particular point).

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